Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-15
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80. LoAls &lePabtfcnH.
The municlpai elections Of Kansas
hase presented 4 most remarkable and
depsofAble npeetaele-thai Of woman
anterioQ ward politics 10 ell the spirit
Of TIE Jeaait maxim that the end iusti-
fea tho mean A.It u bard 10 reaa the
descriptions Of the soeaes 81 the polls
and preceding she election with ANY ap.
proach Of equanimity. Thay are re-
voting 10 all tie cherished traditions
that teach raspesl for woman a. one OF
the highest virtues Ia man. The Lead
ing issues 10 NEST OF tbsss eiestiona
next 10 that Of psohibitiOn was q sub
ieat which the rules Of good breedlne
forbid asntiemon 10 diseases 10 the
presence Of ladies'. Yet u Was forced
iuto tbs campaign wish al ifB attendant
alth. Ia Topeka the females Of the
auxiliary braneh % the local Equal
suffrage Association sailed on Mayer
Coffan and demanded . full sxpIana-
lion Of the presence Of hATiota IN the
city in spite Of the law against pfoati-
tuition. The Mayor tried 10 explain
that these WoEssn were innocost until
proven eaiity. Tbs political females
Would noe accept the explanation The
professional pfostiiutss ware guilty.
Why we're they not punishedf The
MAYOR explained that Il required proof
Ia saorn evidencs. Why. tAen, vas the
proof not f0rihe0minaf "Bua The
proof must b. Direct b answered, Ia
an attompt 10 escape. 10 was useless.
A MPa CAns cold him thaY were there
foe buslness. and sesns that ensued l.
thas described IN NE Chicago Tribuas
UN1I = n A. a. =
Cans yea Fst sha proogY The SEQ
Rotary dsmandad. Cofrnn cast en- a.
pealina iooh about The room. bu I there
uas no ray Of heps. A Osmanohe Indian
eoald have a1eu what Uofran vas etrnQ-
Cling % avaid. hes thsy we're qainn 8
make him SAY u. He tried aonln.
"sfhs Law requires that there ahalI
Be direct proof. That . witness shalt
aWsar thai this has bees sse--so-and- 60;
you underalandF
No, they didn'k'
''Oofran vaa sweating bleed. He vas
lnfulng like weundad beast a bAy.
They we're waiting. Mrs. Wos7a. the
lazy With TIE tender face and sonas rec
ollecsion 81 her eiFlhood. had cFapl iato
the hall Perhaps the speaker saw
y gaa useieaa - b poiilsly exhaive;
perhaps be aAu thai u the lAdisa had ne
eensideFetian for themselves be vas uot
10 duty bound 70 shield thsm; perhaps
u Vas deaperatloa, or al these, for h.
vent 80 and soid. ShAmei shane
Tbs maa stood IN the middle 81 The
room, bsnaking Al the .osfense be fsis he
he'd dare himsalf. The picture was
lhat % sqaAws ahoat . stake
II he picture oreFdFawng Such 4 pie
tire could ne, well be. Bias let as see
farther.
We laasn Of the two huadrsd womsn
Who uent % ths polls 10 Vose aud wosk
IN TIE eisolion - WtchitA sabsas ons-
bait were sp-Ftlng women." Az PaFsona
= Dr.. q. w, Gabriel ran foe mayer
aeaina, the erohieition candidate. We
rad shat cue Of the mast daplogahle
Incidents % The DAY waa Ne assailinR
u Mira. 0abFiei'a character ~ msmbers
" tie Woman'a ChFislAln TamperAnos
union, when The fast Of The matter q,
seyond qaesiion. that MFa Gabriel d
lna Of lha NEST hiRh minded and r.
'pect4bie ladies Of Paraena. and any IL.
IlnaAtions 10 The onasraEy are she vilesi
liaaderas
A. Lsavsnwarah women % al elss.es
md colofs thran9sd TIE polls taRethaF
seuaen dsd tha WuFh % lousine around
he Polls. which u Rsaerally isft 10 TIE
o9est hammers" hired ~ o. pr day. /
LAdies," The dispatches SAY, aoen.
pied carriages q al kinas. add arslared !
hes driven hither and ihiihex b piek /
- al Glasses 81 women. iFtospeoaive 81 /
'olef o. social atandine, % cas- thsif !
sAiiats Fee thefs t'aFiieaiAf eaadidaies.s
y eFsl q al, we are taid enFthaf thag j
tsdiss 81 lunchea and aatsrtAfned i
Yea 70 iheir pariors; that yoaae Il /
lies uaea their ehaFus 30 inHaenea
rcanR msa.s uog lavishly lhsae
Ioarnsa usss assa u nat psrtsealaris a,
'et N It's sgeeta4 81 eleca icuesffne,
lhsFs re votes AZ ena ssx krs q -
'cnttQiied ~ fhe peesoral aitFast5aas
{ the other. tesaAles wha psetena y
iecency eFe plseed a 4 dseaaet dtsad-
raEseee Ia tAz eompstitsoa
NFszy @tn wAo Fespcots himsetf ~
f<ea Nou,An soava hicsssif. every
atetiaasns uzAn kaSws shSa tha W0rsa
. Noieh BE fsNsee bis nfa d uat ft fnr
~ wife aaa 1aagstars Every nj \
has mtAs4 h ~ Erst eeisal IL isfs 81
FuAts seGe ID wAsaA & nas eatrs
te Wcntaa ~ iuvss an1 rssprsss froea
~ S4niamtnaiina inassasaa % wtiah
70 y aienself saavct4aoiy szkis4s@4
. the ea1slsst s1Fulrie ter exn.
- lie s4clasie8 fnam Il al that
AAse ard xtis a. fas ~ i kins
sot e kEsus thst Il 50